Yesterday, I took delivery of my mother’s new TV set to replace her knackered old one. This was purchased during the Xmas period and was remarkably good value as it had a digital TV tuner (DVB) already built into it. She’s not the most technical able person in the world and I wanted her to take advantage of all those extra channels without her phoning me up at every opportunity asking: “How do I get the TV work?”
Luckily this Bush TV set was easy to use and had a great picture – even with a crappy internal aerial. I was very impressed for the money. And so once unpacked, we had to shift it to my mother’s house. I actually felt some tightness in my back as we went down the steps with the set. I must be getting old. Today, my lower back is twingeing somewhat, but I reckon a long soak in a hot bath will cure that.
Yesterday, I managed to blind “The Beast”. Adopting my usual Arthur Daley/Del Boy Trotter/eBay Spiv persona, I needed to sell some old bits and bobs. I was testing an old video card in my PC and when I put back my regular video card it didn’t work. Fucking bugger! Something failed and so I have to buy a replacement card and “The Beast” is out of action for a couple of days. No big deal, but the cost of the repair isn’t something I can afford. And I ended up with two duff video cards that I can’t flog on eBay. The shame of it all…
Insomnia continued again last night. Spent a good two-three hours listening to the snoring burbles eminating from both fronts. Heigh-ho… My problem is that at about 8pm/9pm at night, I have been nodding off in the chair and I think that this “power nap” is at the root of my sleeplessness even though I walk the Superdude before bedtime. But the problem with insomnia is that it is a self-fulfilling prophecy because you obssess so much about sleeping that you end up overtired and grumpy and not sleeping at all. Of course, if I was a little sozzled, I’d fall asleep immediately. This is the main symptom I get when I have a drink: some people take their clothes off, some people start fights, I fall asleep at the earliest opportunity. Ahhhh…booze the answer to all life’s questions, no?
Today: I am going around the house selling off various items in order to get some cash into the house. Taking the advice The Missus gave me over Xmas, I realise that I need to de-clutter and while clearing out all this excess crap that I don’t need, I reasoned that I can get some cash back on it all…so check those eBay auctions, eh?

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